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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) The euro will rally to a 13-month high by June as the European Central bank raises interest rates, then “fade away” as the economy weakens, said John Taylor of FX Concepts LLC, the world’s largest currency hedge fund.
The shared ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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Economy
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OMAHA (AP) Billionaire Warren Buffett said yesterday the US economy continues to improve and doesn’t need as much government help as it is currently getting.
Buffett appeared for three hours Wednesday on CNBC four days after releasing his annual lett...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Economy
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday the surge in oil prices is unlikely to hurt the US economy unless it is sustained, even as investors sold off equities on fears of a slowdown.
Bernanke, making his first comm...
DATE: Mar 02, 2011
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Economy
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Premier Paula Cox said today that the OECD Global Forum in Bermuda this year will provide a shot in the arm for both the Island’s tourism and international business sectors.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has sent out offic...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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Economy
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LONDON (Reuters) Stronger tax revenues helped Britain to a bigger-than-expected budget surplus last month, raising the possibility the government might borrow less than planned in the 2010/11 fiscal year.
However, there is a strong chance Chancellor ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Economy
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TOKYO (Reuters) Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday that it may cut Japan’s sovereign rating if government policies fall short of comprehensive tax reform needed to bring ballooning public debt under control.
The ratings agency said Japan, whe...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Economy
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The total assets of Bermuda’s insurance market rose to almost half a trillion dollars by the end of 2009, after gaining $23.1 billion over the year.
The astounding number, revealed yesterday by financial regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority, is m...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Economy
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PARIS (Bloomberg) Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations signalled concern that surging commodity costs are driving inflationary pressures around the world.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, whose country chaired the meeting, said at...
DATE: Feb 21, 2011
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Economy
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Retailers saw their sales fall by 3.2 percent in December - their most important month of the year - compared to 2009.
After inflation was taken into account, retail sales volume fell 5.6 percent in the traditional peak shopping month, figures releas...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Economy
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Consumers paid 2.7 percent more for goods and services in December than they did a year before.
The annual inflation rate climbed 0.4 of a percentage point from 2.3 percent in November.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), released yesterday by the Depart...
DATE: Feb 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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